Técnica de inseminação artificial em Crotalus durissus terrificus (Viperidae-Crotalinae) | Techniques of artificial insemination in Crotalus durissus terrificus (Viperidae-Crotalinae)
1994
Langlada, Francisco Garcia de | Santos, Selma | Ferreira, Iara Lucia Laporta
Portuguese. Machos e fêmeas (n= 12) de Crotalus durissus terrificus, nascidos em cativeiro foram usados para testar a técnica de Inseminação Artificial. O esperma diluído foi introduzido na vagina e após 120 dias, 3 fêmeas foram dissecadas para exame. Outras 3 tiverarn a gestação levada a termo e produziram filhotes normais. Não foram observados ovos atrésicos.
Show more [+] Less [-]English. Males and females of Crotalus durissus terrificus which were born in captivity were used to test artificial insemination techniques. The diluted sperm was introduced into the vagina and after 120 days the first 3 snakes were dissected while in other group of snakes, pregnancy was allowed to run its natural course. All the snakes of the latter group gave birth to live and normal young and no atresic eggs were observed.
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